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    We're happy to announce our latest addition -- EarlyWord YA GalleyChat. Please join us the second Tuesday of every month at 4 p.m. Eastern (mark your calendars for Feb. 14. Yes, we heart YA) for a lively discussion of the new galleys grabbing readers' attention. And, don't forget our adult GalleyChat, the first Tuesday of each month (info on how to join each, here).

    Let us know what is happening in your library. Email me with information on books that are getting an unexpected number of holds and the titles you enjoy recommending.

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    • 2012 — 01/27 — Albert Nobbs (based on a novella by George Moore)
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    • 2012 — 02/03 — Big Miracle
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    • 2012 — 02/17 — The Secret World of Arrietty (based on The Borrowers)
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    • 2012 — 03/30 — Mirror, Mirror (based on Snow White)
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    • 2012 — 04/01 — Great Expectations Two-Part Series begins on PBS
    • 2012 — 04/11 — The Lucky One
    • 2012 — 04/15 — Game of Thrones, Season Two, HBO
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    • 2012 — 04/27 — The Raven (inspired by Edgar Allan Poe)
    • 2012 — 05 — Hemingway and Gellhorn — HBO
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